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CONFINEMENT FOOD SERVICE FOR POSTPARTUM MOMMIES BY NATAL ESSENTIALS

June 18, 2018 by Little Miss Honey 2 Comments

When I was into the 6^th to 7^th month of my pregnancy, most of my local friends and colleagues here in Singapore would ask if I have engaged a confinement nanny or someone to take care of my meals during confinement. As a Filipino, this was not practiced in our country but being introduced to this idea of confinement period in Singapore made me curious about this postpartum practice.

Confinement Period starts after a woman has given birth. There are a lot of physical changes in a woman’s body during pregnancy and labour which require a proper recuperation and allow mothers to regain back their strength that was lost during pregnancy and delivery. Postpartum mothers also need proper nutrition to provide for their babies especially if there are breastfeeding. Confinement Period means the mother is not allowed to go outside after giving birth for 30 days. It also requires mothers to have a special confinement food diet to accelerate the recovery of mothers’ post-birth body that have been weakened by pregnancy and child-birth. Following a confinement practice would also help in preventive measures that are often seen postpartum like postnatal hair loss, back aches, rheumatism, premature aging, etc. Confinement foods often have common ingredients found in any regular Chinese diet: ginger, eggs, sesame oil, black vinegar, Chinese rice wine, pepper, black chicken free-range or organic chicken, fishes, and pork. Other ingredients of confinement food include fairly general herbal provisions like Chinese Wolfberry/ Goji Berry (Gou Qi), Angelica Sinensis (Dong Quay), red dates, black dates, dried longans, and whole bunch of other Chinese traditional herbs.

I believe that it really makes sense to have a 30-days confinement period for all postpartum mommies. All mothers know that being pregnant and delivering a baby require a lot of strength and stamina. Regaining that strength and being taken care of after birth are definitely essentials. Thus, I was excited to try out the Confinement Food Services by Natal Essentials for 5 days. I wanted to experience the Confinement Food service.

Natal Essentials is a Confinement Food Service Delivery in Singapore that was setup in March 2002 to deliver quality home-cooked confinement meal to door-steps of postpartum mommies. They served thousands of customers from different races and nationality. They are known for providing excellent customer service, food and quality standards. Their cook has more than 20 years’ experience in the confinement meal which make them a top quality confinement food service provider. There are proud to inform their clients that no MSG is added in their dishes and each dish is designed to serve a purpose.

To start my 5-Day Confinement Food Delivery, I log-in to Natal Essentials user-friendly website. I completed an order form with my details to design a menu that would fit my preference and needs. On the order form, you can indicate your preference on the type of ingredients to be omitted. I also choose to have brown rice with my dishes instead of white rice.

My 5-Days Lunch & Dinner Confinement Food:

Day 1:

LUNCH

Stir Fried Pork Tenderloins & Liver with Assorted Vegetables and Lemongrass
Stir Fried Spinach with Ikan Bilis
Double Boiled Lotus Root with Peanut & Discorea Yam Chicken Soup

DINNER

Grilled Salmon Filler with Teriyaki Sauce
Stir Fried Broccoli with Shimeji Mushroom, Black Fungus & Baby Corn
Double Boiled Sweet Corn Lily Bulb Pork Rib Soup

Day 2:

LUNCH

Braised Chicken with Homemade Glutinous Wine
Stir Fried Long Bean with Minced Pork
Double Boiled Six Herbs Pork Rib Soup

DINNER

Braised Trotter with Chestnut
Stir Fried Lan with Sliced Sheng Yu
Double Boiled Hashima Black Chicken Soup

Day 3:

LUNCH

Steamed Threadfin with Black Fungus & Lily Bulb
Stir Fried Snow Peas with Sliced Liver
Double Boiled Chicken Tea Soup

DINNER

Deep Fried Mid Wing with Rock Honey Sauce
Stir Fried Spinach with Braised Mushroom
Double Boiled Raw Di Huang Pork Rib Soup

Day 4:

LUNCH

Grilled Chicken Chop with Black Pepper Sauce
Stir Fried Broccoli with Lotus Root & Assorted Vegetable
Double Boiled Sweet Corn Lily Bulb Pork Rib Soup

DINNER

Stewed Fish Maw with Pork Rib
Pan Fried Egg with Long Bean
Double Boiled Tian Ma Chicken Soup

Day 5:

LUNCH

Braised Vinegar Trotter with Egg
Stir Fried Chinese Spinach with Wolfberry
Double Boiled American Ginseng & Carrot Black Chicken Soup

DINNER

Steamed Threadfin with Bean Sauce
Stir Fried Snow Peas with Sliced Chicken
Assorted Beans Pork Rib Soup

My Natal Essential Food Delivery Review

Having Confinement Food delivered right on my doorstep was a very new experience for me. I love the convenience of having healthy food delivered to help me in my postnatal healing, I am surprised and happy to receive the food kept warmth in a pink thermal bag and arrived conveniently 15 minutes before my usual meal time. The food is packed carefully without any nasty leaks running from the containers or bag which you would expect because most of the dishes are soups and with gravy. I happily noted that no leakages and that it was sealed neatly. They take particular care with the food presentation. I got acquainted with different types of confinement foods and I didn’t expect that the dishes would be so flavourful and yummy. My favourites are the Stir Fried Pork Tenderloins & Liver with Assorted Vegetables and Lemongrass, Stir Fried Spinach with Ikan Bilis, Deep Fried Mid Wing with Rock Honey Sauce and Pork Rib Soup. It was my first time to try the Black Chicken. Initially, it was jarring to eat a black chicken but once I got pass the color of the chicken, it was actually quite flavourful. Each delivered meal was anticipated with excitement. I was aware of the menu but it was still fun waiting for how the actual food would be presented and tasted. It was also nice to know that feedback from Natal Essentials was very much welcomed and they cater to their customers with great concern and care.

On the 5^th day of the delivery service, I could happily conclude that it was a wonderful experience and I would recommend that all postpartum mothers need confinement food for better recovery. Natal Essentials is a great confinement food delivery service that knows what postpartum mommies need in the stage of healing and recovery after giving birth.

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Natal Essentials Pte Ltd

Blk 15, Woodlands Loop,
#02-42 Woodlands East Industrial Estate,
Singapore 738322

Tel: (65) 6755 4747
Fax : (65) 6752 8667
Email: enquiry@natalessentials.com

Operating hours:
9am – 5pm ( Mon – Fri )
9am – 4pm ( Sat – Sun & PH )

Website: http://www.natalessentials.com/

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Disclaimer: This is a sponsored post collaboration with Natal Essentials. The 5-Day Food Delivery were free of charge. All opinions are my own. Regardless, I only recommend products which I personally believe will be good for my readers.

CRAVE UNVEILS NEW OUTLET AT WHITE SANDS MALL WITH FRESH LOOK & EXCLUSIVE DISHES

November 21, 2017 by Little Miss Honey 566 Comments

I recently have been craving for Malay food and I am so excited to that Crave unveils their new outlet at White Sands Mall which is perfectly convenient for a Eastie like me.

I get to savour their two traditional Malay dishes: Nasi Lemak Ambeng ($19.90)and Ayam Lemak Chilli Padi ($9.90). I got my cravings satisfied.

Crave’s Nasi Ambeng comprises of a mountain of fragrant basmati rice with it Ayam Lemak consisting of signature bergedil and sambal, appetising acar, fish fillet and sambal goreng. It is a total of 10 different ingredients served on a gigantic platter. It is perfect for sharing and my gustatory senses were happily indulged.

The newly created Ayam Lemak is also available in a la carte portion: Ayam Lemak Chilli Padi. The chicken thigh is marinated with a wonderful combo of onions, turmeric, galangal, ginger, chilli padi, lime leaves, turmeric leaves, shrimp paste and other ingredients. You can taste its creamy, coconut goodness.

The new Crave outlet in White Sands creates a cosy place for family and friends to hang out and enjoy the beloved Malay classics.

#CraveNasiLemak also celebrated their 2nd Anniversary last Oct 2017. To commemorate this occasion, they are launching specially designed limited-edition tote bags which are available from 25th Oct 2017 until 30th November 2017 while supplies last. So do hurry! Simply spend $18 in a single receipt to redeem a Free Tote Bag. (Retail Price: $9.90) I love the designs of the tote bags. Do grab one soon!

CRAVE WHITE SANDS MALL
1 Pasir Ris Central Street 3
Singapore 518457
Operating Hours: 10am – 10pm

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Disclaimer: This is a sponsored post collaboration with Crave Nasi Lemak. We received Nasi Ambeng for free. No monetary compensation is involved. All opinions are my own. Regardless, I only recommend products which I personally believe will be good for my readers.

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FOOD DISCOVERIES: WILD HONEY (& WHY MARRIED COUPLES SHOULD HAVE DATE NIGHTS)

August 9, 2016 by Little Miss Honey 250 Comments

A few months ago, hubby and I had our date night on a place I long have wanted to try. Wild Honey is an all-breakfast restaurant located at Mandarin Gallery. Wild Honey features breakfasts from around the world, not just the regular pancakes & waffles. I have never been inside Mandarin Gallery so it’s my first time entering the mall when we visited Wild Honey.

Wild Honey is tucked in one corner of the mall. It is a spacious restaurant with dim lighting and electic decor with a classy but hip vibe that caters to a more ‘atas’ (Singlish for “high class) demographic. I love the dark hard wood furnitures, embroidered chair linings, beige lamp shades and the mismatched chairs.

Janro got the Parisienne Breakfast ($24.00).

It is a stuffed savory french toast with signature brioche, leg ham, gruyere cheese, Dijon mustard with fried egg & Hollandaise sauce with salad & tomatoes. It is an adequately portion meal but though hubby hoped for a bigger portions of leg ham on his toast.

I ordered the Norwegian Breakfast ($27.00).

It is a delightful-looking meal and is beautifully-plated. It has the two ingredients, salmon & avocado, that are helpful in increasing my breastmilk supply which why I ordered this. It is also th commonly ordered dish in Burpple. On top of the wholewheat brioches are avocado slices, grilled asparagus spears, poached eggs wrapped in Norwegian smoked salmon with Hollandaise sauce & salmon pearls. I am pretty happy with my order. I love the fresh salmon and the salmon pearls. I love it when I cut through my poached eggs and the yolk dripped into the bread. Delish!

We ordered the Red Velvet Cake ($12.00) for dessert. It is quite different from most velvet cakes I’ve tasted. It is not overly-sweet and it is layered with homemade jam & mascarpone.

Hubby got a Mandarin Wilderness Drink ($10.00) recommended by the waitress. It is an ice-blended raspberry, banana, mandarin orange and honey. It can easily mistaken as a dessert rather than a drink. It is a very thick smoothie drink. I find the drink too girly for my hubby and I, too, find it too sweet for my usual sweet tooth.

Overall, I love my dining experience in Wild Honey. I love the ambiance of the place and it is not to discover different breakfast style all around the world without leaving Singapore. I just find the prices a bit to steep though for a regular go-to brunch place. Nevertheless, it is a great date night restaurant and a good all-girls chat date place too.

Oh why hubby and I tries (emphasis on the trying) to have monthly date nights? Here are a few reasons below. Let me know if you have any to add.

1. Friendships is a good foundation for marriage.

Friends hang out. Friends make time to spend time together. Married couples need to be friends to survive the challenges of married life. It can’t all be lovey-dovey stuff nor it’s all pure business like let’s-create-a-family-this-is-our-stategic-planning. Friendship is one of the key ingredient to a strong marriage. So having date nights give you both a venue to be more like friends rather than business partners in your marriage.

2. Married couples need to talk to each other.

Married couples would argue with #2 but we talk everyday! When I mean talk, it doesn’t mean talking about the housing budget, the plans for the kids or what’s for dinner. It means talk about each other – just about two of you. Both of you evolve through the years, you’ll be surprised one day you wake up that you are sleeping with a stranger.

3. You need to love each other’s company.

You have no choice – you married each other, so you are stucked with each other’s company- for life. So you better enjoy the company each one offers. Just imagine once your kids go off to college or have their own lives, it will only be your spouse and you. So better practice being with your twosome now so you won’t feel awkward being alone with your spouse. I know this might sound weird but there are a lot of elderly spouses who feel awkward being alone with their spouses once their kids are living away from home.

4. You need a break from the kids.

I said it. We love our kids. But sometimes we need a bit of break from the chaos, the crying, the dirty diapers and the constant interruptions from anything you are doing. Having a bit of break and sometime to change from our drool-covered shirt to something nice & pretty can do a lot of good. It will make you snap on your kids less and give your patience a recharge. Plus once you get home from a nice dinner out, your love tank is so full and you miss them so much, you can’t help shower them with so much love & kisses. Date nights make you both better parents.

5. You need to bring back the romance in the marriage.

Longevity of marriage requires couples to fall in love with each other again and again. Life can give your marriages a serious beating with all the obstacles in hurls on your way. So if you want your marriage to last longer, go back to the time when you are still in your courtship stage. Return back the romance that will uplift your marriage. Romance are just not for star-crossed young teenagers who doesn’t know any better but for ageing boring married couples too.

Care to add some more?

Wild Honey

Scotts Square

6 Scotts Square #03-01
Please call our central reservation line:

Phone: +65 6636 1816
Mandarin Gallery

333A Orchard Road #03-02
Now taking reservations:

Phone: +65 6235 3900

Open daily including Public Holidays (except CNY)

Sunday through Thursday 9am – last order 8:30pm
Friday, Saturday 9am – last order 9:30pm

Website: Wild Honey